CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 52,935	$ 42,091
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing cost	4,423	4,068
Stock based compensation	4,226	3,678
Depreciation of property and equipment	23,725	27,938
Recognition of deferred revenue	(14,662)	(18,039)
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	14,201	14,087
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	38,117	47,162
Original debt issuance discount paid on extinguishment of debt	(13,662)	(4,148)
Deferred tax provision	25,299	21,749
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable, net	3,454	757
Increase in income taxes receivable		(499)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,429)	(731)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(353)	4,230
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	32,640	25,918
Increase in income taxes payable	5,359
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities	2,277	(57)
Payments on program contracts payable	(52,739)	(69,080)
Other, net	4,539	7,811
Net cash flows from operating activities	128,350	106,935
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(26,794)	(9,798)
Acquisition of intangibles	(242)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(6,930)	(7,656)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	(14,943)	59,539
Dividends and distributions from equity and cost method investees	2,632	894
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(9,414)	(10,509)
Purchase of investments	(4,820)
Proceeds from insurance settlement	1,736
Proceeds from the sale of assets	66
Proceeds from sale of equity investment	1,166
Loans to affiliates	(143)	(102)
Proceeds from loans to affiliates	152	115
Net cash flows (used in) from investing activities	(57,534)	32,483
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	136,349	33,056
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(135,150)	(150,423)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of $0.7 million and $0 million, respectively	1,730
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(28,936)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(4,365)	(1,304)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity	1,808
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(346)	(175)
Repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates	(2,513)	(2,299)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(31,423)	(121,145)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	39,393	18,273
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	21,974	23,224
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 61,367	$ 41,497